At once intimate and epic, The Orchardist is historical fiction at its best, in the grand literary tradition of William Faulkner, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Ondaatje, Annie Proulx, and Toni Morrison.
In her stunningly original and haunting debut novel, Amanda Coplin evokes a powerful sense of place, mixing tenderness and violence as she spins an engrossing tale of a solitary orchardist who provides shelter to two runaway teenage girls in the untamed American West, and the dramatic consequences of his actions.
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Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/05/2013
ISBN: 9780062188519
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d
Award: Oregon Book Awards - Finalist
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/07/2013 pg. 28